How to increase Gear Score in Nightingale

Rishov Mukherjee
a screenshot from the game Nightingale

Nightingale is a survival game and your gear is extremely important for your survival. Here is a how you can increase your gear score in the game.

Nightingale is a game that is filled with challenging content. Therefore, you have to ensure that your gear is on par with the content, if you do not want to struggle too much in the game.

As it happens, you can do this by improving your gear score. This task is quite simple, though some players might end up facing a few issues in figuring out this mechanic.

We have got you covered when it comes to increasing gear score in the game.

A screenshot from the game Nightingale
Gear Score is quite essential for survival in Nightingale

Nightingale: How to increase Gear Score

Gear Score in Nightingale is the cumulative average of the rating for all your armor and main-hand weapon. Now, in the early sections, you will have to end up accessing Antiquarian Site of Power which requires you to have a Gear Score of 20.

You can easily get this by crafting new gear while using the Simple Sewing Bench. However, if you want to unlock better gear, you will have to start exploring. The best gear can be unlocked through recipes which can be found from Essence Trades

As always, you will need Essence Dust to make the purchase. However, this particular item is quite easy to gather and you should have quite a lot of it stocked by the time you go beyond the early game section.

Upgrading your Gear is essential and this is something you should not neglect. If you are having trouble progressing through the game, it might be better to take a detour and explore the regions till you are strong enough to take on the harder challenges.

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About The Author

Rishov is a Games Writer at Dexerto. He holds a Masters degree in Astrophysics from St Xavier's College in Kolkata, India, and has previously worked at Sportskeeda. In his spare time, he enjoys playing Street Fighter, Destiny 2, Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail, the games he specializes in as well. If you want to get in touch, contact Rishov at rishov.mukherjee@dexerto.com